Slagle joins Wofford men's soccer coaching staff
Media Relations
6/12/2008 3:29:52 PM
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Wofford head men's soccer coach Ralph Polson has announced the addition of Barry Slagle to his coaching staff as the Terriers' assistant beginning in 2008. Both coaches will begin their first season with the program this fall.
Slagle comes to Spartanburg after completing one season as the assistant men's and women's soccer coach at Colorado School of Mines (CSM) in Golden, Colo. He helped guide the Orediggers' men's program to an 11-9-2 record and conference championship appearance in 2007. He also helped coach Craig Thompson to a school-record 18 goals. Thompson became the first player in school history to be selected in the MLS Supplemental Draft when he was selected by the Houston Dynamo with the 28th overall pick. Thompson was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Player of the Year and its Academic Player of the Year. He also earned NSCAA/adidas First Team All-Midwest Region.
CSM's women's squad concluded the 2007 campaign with a 12-8-1 mark, including an 8-3-1 record in league action. Slagle helped four players collect post-season All-RMAC accolades for a team which made it to the conference finals as just a three-year program.
He helped bring in the 2008 Orediggers' recruiting class before being appointed by Polson to the post at Wofford.
Slagle is familiar with the Southern Conference, having previously served as an assistant coach at Appalachian State during the 2006 season. Prior to arriving in Boone, N.C., he was an assistant coach at the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn., during Spring 2006.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Slagle has worked with club programs such as Real Colorado and with the Raleigh, N.C.,-based Capital Area Soccer League (CASL).
He graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., in 2006. He played for four years with the Tigers after competing at the high school level at North Mecklenburg High in Huntersville, N.C.